Tire.



C. T. GOATES.

TIRE. kPPLIOATIOK FILED MAR. 18, 1911.

Patented July 16, 1912.

ammo z 1 [2522222 6041324 In h 44 i i? To all whom it may concern: vide a tire groove or seat 7 for receivingthe Be it known that I, CLINTON T. COATES, inner or rim side of a tire, as will be hereina citizen of the United States, residing at after more fully described. This tire com- St. Louis, in the State of Missfouri,.have inprises a plurality of metallic tubular sections vented new and useful Improvements in 8, each being split at its inner sideto provide 60 Tires, of which the following is a specificaoverlapped coextensive edges 9, the end t-ion. edges of the sections being diagonally out,

The invention relates to tires and. more. and one end oi each section is contracted .to particularly to the class of metallic vehicle provide a reduced portion 10' adapted to 10 tires. telescope in the larger end of an" adjacent 65 The primary object of the invention is the section for the interfit-ting' of the sections provision of a tire in which the bod 1 therethroughout the circumference of the wheel. of is formed of a plurality of meta lic sec- Thus it will be seen that the sections, when. tions each being detachably connected to a jointed in this manner, will be flush at their vehicle rim thus permitting the repairing tread surfaces, so as to present asmooth ML of said tire should it become damaged or untread to the tire. fit for use. Fixed in the telly or rim 6 of the wheel Another object of the invention is the proand projecting outwardly therefrom at invision of a tire in which the requisite amount tervals are stationary threaded bolts 11, the of resiliency is had and that will not become same being suitably fixed in the rim or felly. 75 punctured,the tire being capable of standing The sections 8 are provided in their overheavy loads and which may be readily and lapped edges ,9 with opposed alining trans- .conveniently attached. to and detached from verse slots. 12 opening through said edges 9 the vehicle wheel rim. and receiving the bolts 11, the latter having 7 A further object of the invention is the loosely engaged therewith spacer washers 13 provision of a tire in which the body therewhich play in said slots 12, so that the said of is constructed from a series of metallic sections may be expanded and contracted tubiform sections interfitted with each other under the influence of a load or the irreguto present a contiguous tread surface and larit-ies in the ground surface during the enablin the sections to be separated if detravel of the wheel thereover. sired wlthout displacing the others when re- Disposed within the sections and resting pairs are to be-made. against the washers 13 is a concaved split With these and other objects in view, the holdin ring 14, the same being held fast invention consists in the construction, comupon tie bolts 11 by means of nuts 15 ad: bination and arrangement of parts as will justably engaging said bolts 11, the said rin be hereinafter more fullydescribed, illus- 14 being provided with suitable centra trated in the accompanying drawings and apertures, through which the bolts 11 pass.- pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.v Thus, by this rim 14, the tire will beheld In the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmensecurely on therimtiof the wheel and against v tary side elevation of a vehicle Wheel with displacement thereof irrespective of lateral s the improved the mounted thereon. Fig. 2 thrust of the wheel. Also the bolts 11 will is a vertical longitudinal sectional view prevent the creeping of the tire on the rim thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the wheel while traveling upon the 45 on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. at is a fragground.

mentary plan view of one of the sections of It is evident that the tire will be strong the tire lookingtoward the innerrim engagand ossessed of the requisite resiliency, and in said tire.- will he puncture-proof, the tire being readily imilar reference characters indicate corattachable to and detachable from the wheel so respondin' parts throughout the several rim at will. In fact, any one section 8 may views of t e drawings. be removed without disturbing the other Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 sections of the wheel rim, should it be neces designates a port-ion of a vehicle Wheel, sary to make repairs to the tire. The sec-. which is of the ordinary Well-known contions 8, as previously stated, are constructed 55 struction, and 6 its telly or rim, the same from spring metal. Thus it will be obvious being channeled in the usual manner to pro- CLINTON T. COATES, 9F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TIRE.

Specification of Letters Iatent. I

Patented July 16, 1912.

7 Application filed March 18, 1911. Serial No. 615,360.

that the employment of air is obviated, as 119 i the sections Will possess the requisite re- ,ed upon-said rim, eachsection being provlded with transversely arranged alining' slots opening through its split overlapping edges, bolt members passed through said rim and the slots in said sections-washers carried by said bolt members and engaging the edges of said slots for preventing longitudinal movement of the overlapping ends of said sections relative to said rim, said Wash- ,1,os2,9e1

ers being of a thickness equal to the combined thickness of said overlapping edges, an inner rini arranged Within said sect-ions and disposed concentrically about the first named rim for engaging With said Washers and the overlapping edges of said sections, and nuts threaded on the inner ends of said boltn'iembers and engaging said inner rim.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CLINTON T. COATES.

Witnesses: I MARY MURPHY, JOSEPHINE VON REPPERT.

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Washington, I). G. 

